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'''Quick Tips''' | '''Quick Tips''' | ||
* Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Air in an airplane at altitude is incredibly dry and dries you out. Drink water whenever you can. Bring an empty water bottle (even better: collapsible) and fill it from a water fountain inside security. (SFO has water bottle filling spots that make this a little easier.) Don't drink the water that comes out of the water tanks onboard an airplane, including coffee and tea; you don't want to know how disgusting those tanks are. If you get water in the beverage service, ask for fizzy water (club soda) to ensure it came out of a bottle or can. | * Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Air in an airplane at altitude is incredibly dry and dries you out. Drink water whenever you can. Bring an empty water bottle (even better: collapsible) and fill it from a water fountain inside security. (SFO has water bottle filling spots that make this a little easier.) Don't drink the water that comes out of the water tanks onboard an airplane, including coffee and tea; you don't want to know how disgusting those tanks are. If you get water in the beverage service, ask for fizzy water (club soda) to ensure it came out of a bottle or can. | ||
* Request an alternate meal (kosher, indian, vegan, whatever) - they tend to be tastier, and often come first. | * Request an alternate meal (kosher, indian, vegan, whatever) - they tend to be tastier, and often come first. (However, the downside to the meal coming first is that the tray is going to be in your way substantially longer.) | ||
* If you're in an aisle seat, you’ll find that the aisle-side armrest won’t lift. This is annoying, because it is much easier to deplane with that thing out of the way. Reach back to where the armrest joins the back of the chair - there may be a release latch or button. (This works on some Boeing 777s; most smaller craft do not have this feature.) | * If you're in an aisle seat, you’ll find that the aisle-side armrest won’t lift. This is annoying, because it is much easier to deplane with that thing out of the way. Reach back to where the armrest joins the back of the chair - there may be a release latch or button. (This works on some Boeing 777s; most smaller craft do not have this feature.) | ||
* Always wear shoes before going to the airplane bathrooms, do never go barefoot or wearing socks only. | * Always wear shoes before going to the airplane bathrooms, do never go barefoot or wearing socks only. | ||